Meaning Of The Word Bring up

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bring up
phrasal verb: When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.

bring up in American English
to care for during childhood; rear
to take care of during infancy and childhood by educating, nurturing, training, etc.; raise; rear

bring up in British English
to care for and train (a child); rear

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